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One woman flew commercial planes for a living in the 1930s and '40s.
Another opened one of the first restaurants in Chinatown in 1946 and continued cooking meals there until she reached the age of 95.
A third helped lead the drive for a Chinatown branch library, which opened in 1977. And a fourth devoted 25 years of her life as a teacher, assistant principal and principal on Los Angeles Unified School District campuses.
Despite their different occupations, these women can be considered four of a kind-recognized in the Chinatown community as living Chinese American pioneers of their day.
Artist/photographer Carol Nye became so fascinated with the background and contributions of aviator Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, restaurateur Yiu Hai (Mama Quon) Seto, librarian Ruby Ling Louie and educator Ella Yee Quan that she initiated a public art project featuring the four.
Nye's work...